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the economy is very important to me. and >> the most important in to consider in this political election is the foreign policy of both candidates. i feel like we live in a volatile world right now and this is going to be the major decision factor. >> that will affect my generation, the economy. what happens with the economy is going to affect us for the rest of our lives. >> and you can find out more about c-span pose a political coverage on our website. go to c-span.org/campaign2012. >> and now we go to the texas u.s. senate debate. this took place last night in dallas. it is courtesy of a local television. it is almost an hour. >> good evening at and thank you for joining us. we are live from wfaa's studios in dallas. we want to welcome viewers across the state. the two u.s. senate candidates, republican ted cruz and democrat paul sadler, are debating for the first time before the november election. it is a race to decide who will represent texans in the u.s. senate. i hope that by the end of the night to have a better
the economy is very important to me. and >> the most important in to consider in this political election is the foreign policy of both candidates. i feel like we live in a volatile world right now and this is going to be the major decision factor. >> that will affect my generation, the economy. what happens with the economy is going to affect us for the rest of our lives. >> and you can find out more about c-span pose a political coverage on our website. go to...
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that is how we grow our economy. in fact, we have weathered this economy fairly well here in the state of nebraska because the ago economy has been strong, -- because the ag economy has been strong, because it has carried us through. that is recognized all across the state. >> senator, kerrey, 30 seconds. >> everything she sedition i -- i agree with. i am not quite sure what she said. my problem with what senator fisher talks about here and in other areas is that her signing of the northwest pledge, her -- grover norquist pledge, her support of this particular balanced budget amendment will necessitate deep cuts in everything she talks about wanting to do. in this case, crop insurance. we authored that back in the 1990's. we have to push beyond the rhetoric and ask the question. what is the impact on nebraska of the fisher plan? >> we hear about the northwest -- norquist pledge. that is a pledge i have made to the people of nebraska. senator nelson has signed that as well. when ronald reagan was president, we had a d
that is how we grow our economy. in fact, we have weathered this economy fairly well here in the state of nebraska because the ago economy has been strong, -- because the ag economy has been strong, because it has carried us through. that is recognized all across the state. >> senator, kerrey, 30 seconds. >> everything she sedition i -- i agree with. i am not quite sure what she said. my problem with what senator fisher talks about here and in other areas is that her signing of the...
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it extends -- we have a weak economy. what does it do? it extends the bush tax cuts and it lets the tax cuts for lower income working families expire. why would you let those that to, that ishave the highest pae buck to expire? but fundamentally, there is another issue here. as i have said, you do not go off a cliff into recession on january 2. but if you default, the hour -- a the reality is, if you were terrified about the economy there would have been a one-year extension of the debt limit the debt limit was a neck -- a mechanism to drive all spending cuts with no revenue increases. now that the issue was on the other foot there was an extension. there is a lack of parallelism where you approach the income tax cuts were there is a slow. >> diane, does there have to be this parallelism? >> i think there is a mixed in the 10-year window. obviously my favor a revenue heavy approach. that is not a secret. at 91% of the one-year fiscal cliff is revenue increases. the spending cuts are a small fraction of the size of the one- year cliff. i t
it extends -- we have a weak economy. what does it do? it extends the bush tax cuts and it lets the tax cuts for lower income working families expire. why would you let those that to, that ishave the highest pae buck to expire? but fundamentally, there is another issue here. as i have said, you do not go off a cliff into recession on january 2. but if you default, the hour -- a the reality is, if you were terrified about the economy there would have been a one-year extension of the debt limit...
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he worked to solve the economy. he worked hard on the health care bill that a third of all latino children are short -- in short. -- and all -- a lot more latino families are in short. he shied away from those issues, which is why we did not dim -- get immigration reform done. >> final comment from hector. >> my most humbling moment in life was when i was munching on the selma to montgomery march. i spoke in the same stairways in montgomery capital of dr. king spoke almost 50 years ago. the symbolism of both communities marching arm to arm children singing together. people coming together to fight for the same issue for the right to votes and also for the workers' rights and education is very important. we need to keep focus on that flavor of unity. together we can fight for 30% of the pie in such a 15%. -- and said a 15%. >> i do not want 30% of the pie. i want at least 50. %. folks, give it up for our panel. i want to thank all of you as well as everyone who watched this on the live shrink. tell your friends and f
he worked to solve the economy. he worked hard on the health care bill that a third of all latino children are short -- in short. -- and all -- a lot more latino families are in short. he shied away from those issues, which is why we did not dim -- get immigration reform done. >> final comment from hector. >> my most humbling moment in life was when i was munching on the selma to montgomery march. i spoke in the same stairways in montgomery capital of dr. king spoke almost 50 years...
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in the economy. part of this race is also integrity and character. if you look back and see what we are talking about here, no one is questioning what her parents told her when she was younger or through that timeframe. when she was asked by "the boston herald" why she was being towed to as a native american, she said she did not know. and then after misleading the papers, she said that she self- reported. she never answered why she said that. she has also said that as time goes on, i cannot change of who i am. that is the nature of her commercials. but as with noticed -- as we noticed throughout life, she was white. then she changed her nationality to native american. as she was being considered for recruitment as a result of that director, she was being recruited to ivy league schools. at the pinnacle for success when she became tenured at harvard, she was changed back to being white. when she says she cannot change who she is, she did it twice. >> if you have any evidence, at all, senator, if to s
in the economy. part of this race is also integrity and character. if you look back and see what we are talking about here, no one is questioning what her parents told her when she was younger or through that timeframe. when she was asked by "the boston herald" why she was being towed to as a native american, she said she did not know. and then after misleading the papers, she said that she self- reported. she never answered why she said that. she has also said that as time goes on, i...
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we are two big decisions away from the meltdown in the american economy. with a 10-year time frame, cuts in spending and investment, we need to do all three. we need to tax, cut come and invest in the sources of our strength. i think that would have a huge effect. americans feel like children of two permanently divorcing parents and it has been a call on the country. if we got a grand bargain on an ash -- and a jury, how do deal with this in a safe and sustainable way? -- agreed on a grand bargain on an energy, how do we deal with it? maybe this applies to american politics, but all the important politics happen the morning after the morning after. >> when is that? >> i do not know and make no predictions, but if romney gets smashed, i happen to think the political problem in the country today is we have a center left party and a far-right party. that is a short show party -- a structural problem. the republican party has gone nuts. that is my opinion. they have been simultaneously at war with math and physics at the same time. [laughter] on the deficit it
we are two big decisions away from the meltdown in the american economy. with a 10-year time frame, cuts in spending and investment, we need to do all three. we need to tax, cut come and invest in the sources of our strength. i think that would have a huge effect. americans feel like children of two permanently divorcing parents and it has been a call on the country. if we got a grand bargain on an ash -- and a jury, how do deal with this in a safe and sustainable way? -- agreed on a grand...